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ED516116 - A Longitudinal Study of Block Scheduling in One South Carolina High School: A Descriptive Twenty-Five Year Case Study from Traditional to Block

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ERIC #:	ED516116
Title:	A Longitudinal Study of Block Scheduling in One South Carolina High School: A Descriptive Twenty-Five Year Case Study from Traditional to Block
Authors:	Wright, Martha Kathryn Williams
Descriptors:	Block Scheduling; Graduation Rate; Verbal Tests; White Students; School Schedules; High Schools; Longitudinal Studies; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Academic Achievement; Suburban Schools; Principals; Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Standardized Tests; Scores; Reading Achievement; Writing Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Racial Differences; African American Students; Low Income Groups
Source:	ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Carolina
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Publisher:	ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Tel: 800-521-0600; Web site: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml
Publication Date:	2010-00-00
Pages:	201
Pub Types:	Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of ten years of traditional scheduling compared to ten years of the modified 4 x 4 block scheduling on the academic achievement of high school students. The study compared twenty-five years of data at one large suburban high school analyzing the graduation rate, SAT scores, BSAP/HSAP scores, the changing demographics, and the voices of the principals and veteran teachers. The study used mixed methods. The quantitative data described, analyzed, and interpreted the graduation rate, SAT scores, BSAP/HSAP test scores, and the changing demographics from 1983 through 2008. The qualitative data offered a voice to the twenty-five years through interviews with two former principals and seven veteran teachers. The findings of the quantitative data showed that the term graduation rate cannot be assessed because of the term's flexibility. With the SAT scores, the standard deviation was necessary to show statistical significance and the information was not available for the early years. Yet the SAT mean scores of the math and verbal tests showed an increase of nineteen points in math on the modified 4 x 4 block schedule. Using the two sample proportion z-test, the BSAP/HSAP scores in mathematics, reading, and writing were compared in five year increments between the two curricular structures. The passing rates showed statistical significance in mathematics and reading on the traditional schedule years. When the demographics were analyzed for African-American students, white students, and students on a free and reduced lunch program for the same five years on both curricular structures, the results showed a statistical significance in higher mathematics scores in all groups on the traditional schedule years as compared to the modified 4 x 4 block schedule years. The estimated BSAP writing scores seemed identical for two groups but the students on the free and reduced lunch program had a lower passing rate on the block schedule. The findings of the qualitative data revealed that the seven veteran teachers and one former principal consistently supported the traditional schedule. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Identifiers:	South Carolina
Record Type:	Non-Journal
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ISBN:	ISBN-978-1-1240-0742-7
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	High Schools
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